H982 Interi Exotic minerals allow the colors

Exotic minerals allow the colors to form in each specimen that has been polished by hand

A pair of 18th century Italian fragments with polished agate coral on a lucite base

5" wide x 7" deep

Petrified wood are fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation

H982 Interi Exotic minerals allow the colorsPetrified wood with hand forged Italian style Iron appliqu. Petrified wood are fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation, the result of trees having completely transformed to stone through the process of permineralization, a thousand year process. All organic materials have been replaced with minerals, such as quartz, while retaining the original stem tissue. Unlike other fossils that are usually compressions, petrified wood is a three dimensional